Demonstrating the Occurrence of Interspecific Competition During a Field Study

question 5

Multiple Choice

Demonstrating the occurrence of interspecific competition during a field study is problematic for all of the following reasons,except

• A)it is difficult to know whether a population is at carrying capacity.
• B)competition is impossible to measure in a natural setting.
• C)scientists cannot control the environment.
• D)scientists lack full knowledge of the life history requirements of natural populations.

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